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Retro Reels
Retro Reels episodes
- Half Nelson (2006)A lesser known and, in my opinion, highly underrated film starring bigtime celebrity Ryan Gosling.20 min
- Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai (1999)Hanna watches something by Jim Jarmusch for the first time in a long time.20 min
- Cinematography September: The Red Shoes (1948)Closing out Cinematography September with another banger photographed in luscious Technicolor by the great Jack Cardiff.20 min
- Cinematography September: Black Narcissus (1947)One of my very favorite movies from the 1940s, in no small part because of the amazing and highly memorable visual tricks they used to shoot it.20 min
- Cinematography September: Seconds (1966)Last but certainly not least among standout films shot in black in white by James Wong Howe.20 min
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- Cinematography September: Sweet Smell of Success (1957)You don't even know what it means to quip if you haven't watched this movie.20 min
- One Week in the West: The Turin Horse (2011)I've been on slow cinema for so long now I figure I might as well torture myself just a bit more for good measure.20 min
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- Flowers of Shanghai (1998)This movie's got opium pipes than I've ever seen smoked in my life. To be fair, they're not exactly easy to come by anymore given China's dynasty era is long over.20 min
About Retro Reels
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Retro Reels takes a look back at film over the decades — especially what it says about the world back then, and how things have changed since. Join Hanna for a critical look at old movies that recalls…
the historical events, filmmaking trends, and shifting perspectives that informed their creation.